Karera is assembly constituency number 23 in Madhya Pradesh, in Shivpuri district, and one of the segments of the Gwalior Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Khatik Ramesh Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.1% of the vote, 3,103 votes ahead of Pragilal Jatav (INC).
- 01Khatik Ramesh PrasadBJP99,30449.11%
- 02Pragilal JatavINC96,20147.58%
- 03Shanti Das Fale (jatav)BSP1,7290.86%
- 04Rakesh JonwarIndependent7920.39%
- 05Koli MeenaRSPS6890.34%
- 5 other candidates · 1,800 votesNOTA · 1,683 (0.83%)
Margin 3,103 votes · 1.53% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,02,198 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khatik Ramesh PrasadMale · 65 yrs · SC | BJP | 99,304 | 49.11% |
| 2 | Pragilal JatavMale · 52 yrs · SC | INC | 96,201 | 47.58% |
| 3 | Shanti Das Fale (jatav)Male · 42 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,729 | 0.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,683 | 0.83% |
| 4 | Rakesh JonwarMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 792 | 0.39% |
| 5 | Koli MeenaFemale · 42 yrs · SC | RSPS | 689 | 0.34% |
| 6 | Rameshwar AzadMale · 33 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 622 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Gulab Singh AhirwarMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 388 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Jadish KalawatMale · 51 yrs · SC | JANADIP | 339 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Mukesh Kumar ShasakMale · 40 yrs · SC | BMUP | 256 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Jatav NathuramMale · 57 yrs · SC | SMTMLOKSMJ | 195 | 0.10% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Karera bye-election, 3 Nov 2020
Turnout 73.7% · 1,79,010 of 2,42,745 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pragilal Jatav | INC | 95,728 | 53.49% |
| 2 | Jasmant Jatav Chhitri | BJP | 65,087 | 36.37% |
| 3 | Dinesh Parihar | SP | 7,023 | 3.92% |
| 4 | Rajkumari Prajapati | RSOSP | 3,177 | 1.78% |
| 5 | Rajendra Prasad | BSP | 2,547 | 1.42% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,813 | 1.01% |
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| 6 | Raja Bhaiya Prajapati | Independent | 942 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Balram Jatav | Independent | 533 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Gangaram Pamar | Independent | 525 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Sirnam | VBA | 384 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Narayan Prasad Banshkar | JANADIP | 367 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Gulab Singh Ahirwar | Independent | 315 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Mahesh Khatik (sejwar) | Rashtriya Vanchit Party | 283 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Uday Singh Jatav | Independent | 254 | 0.14% |
Karera result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasmant Jatave Chitree | INC | 64,201 | 37.01% |
| 2 | Rajkumar Omprakash Khatik | BJP | 49,377 | 28.47% |
| 3 | Pragilal Jatav | BSP | 40,026 | 23.08% |
| 4 | Khatik Ramesh Prasad | SPAKP | 9,098 | 5.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,850 | 1.07% |
| 5 | Shalikaram Parihar | Independent | 1,239 | 0.71% |
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| 6 | Lachhi Ram Koli | RSOSP | 1,161 | 0.67% |
| 7 | Karansingh | AABHAP | 1,097 | 0.63% |
| 8 | Arjuna Lal | AAP | 1,056 | 0.61% |
| 9 | Santosh | Independent | 1,033 | 0.60% |
| 10 | Avitan Koli | RRSM | 809 | 0.47% |
| 11 | Balram | Independent | 701 | 0.40% |
| 12 | Raju | Independent | 539 | 0.31% |
| 13 | Manisha Verma | Shiv Sena | 514 | 0.30% |
| 14 | Dharmaram Barar | BRMD | 488 | 0.28% |
| 15 | Ashok Singh Kashyap | JANADIP | 263 | 0.15% |
Karera result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smt Shakuntla Khatik | INC | 59,371 | 36.11% |
| 2 | Omprakash Khatik | BJP | 49,051 | 29.84% |
| 3 | Pragilal Jatav | BSP | 45,265 | 27.53% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,866 | 1.74% |
| 4 | Dr Rajaram Bijoul | BA | 1,870 | 1.14% |
| 5 | Raju | Independent | 1,491 | 0.91% |
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| 6 | Mishrilal Barahar | Independent | 1,468 | 0.89% |
| 7 | Deendayal Jatav | AASP | 1,439 | 0.88% |
| 8 | Anita Devi | Independent | 921 | 0.56% |
| 9 | Bharat Parihar | Independent | 658 | 0.40% |
Karera result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khatik Ramesh Prasad | BJP | 35,846 | 34.22% |
| 2 | Pragilal Jatav | BSP | 23,030 | 21.99% |
| 3 | Shakuntala Lakhan Khatik | BJSH | 14,626 | 13.96% |
| 4 | Baboo Ram Naresh | INC | 11,352 | 10.84% |
| 5 | Bharat Singh Parihar | SP | 3,468 | 3.31% |
| 6 | Dr. Rajaram Bijde | LJP | 2,801 | 2.67% |
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| 7 | Arjun Lal Koli | SAP | 2,503 | 2.39% |
| 8 | Maniram Jatav | Independent | 2,081 | 1.99% |
| 9 | Rajveer Singh | Independent | 1,730 | 1.65% |
| 10 | Ramji Lal | Independent | 1,192 | 1.14% |
| 11 | Ramesh Jatav | Independent | 1,162 | 1.11% |
| 12 | Sitaram | Independent | 736 | 0.70% |
| 13 | Lalaram | Independent | 625 | 0.60% |
| 14 | Mukesh Kumar | Independent | 571 | 0.55% |
| 15 | Vidhya Singh Rathor | Independent | 494 | 0.47% |
| 16 | Jagdish Bediya | Independent | 486 | 0.46% |
| 17 | Mukesh Kumar Shasak | Independent | 463 | 0.44% |
| 18 | Badam Singh | Independent | 433 | 0.41% |
| 19 | Sarvan Chirad | Independent | 398 | 0.38% |
| 20 | Kamlesh Morya | Independent | 393 | 0.38% |
| 21 | Dr. Kailash Chandra Sagar | Independent | 357 | 0.34% |
Karera outlined in orange among the other Madhya Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Shivpuri district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Karera is one of the assembly segments of Gwalior. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Gwalior candidates.
- Bharat Singh KushwahBJP98,774 55.8%
- Praveen PathakINC66,516 37.6%
- Kalyan Singh KansanaBSP2,625 1.5%
- Archana Singh RathoreRSPS1,860 1.1%
- Bharat PalASPKR1,847 1.0%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 32,258 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Karera.
Who won the Karera assembly seat in 2023?
Khatik Ramesh Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Karera in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election with 99,304 votes, which was 49.11% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Karera?
The margin was 3,103 votes (1.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pragilal Jatav of the Indian National Congress with 96,201 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Karera in 2023?
Turnout was 76.25%: 2,02,290 of 2,65,291 registered electors voted, across 310 polling stations. That is 2.6 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karera part of?
Karera is an assembly segment of the Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bharat Singh Kushwah got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Karera had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2020, Pragilal Jatav (Indian National Congress) won by 30,641 votes.
Is Karera a reserved constituency?
Yes. Karera is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Karera?
The Madhya Pradesh assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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